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Hitch for my 940 900

Hi Alex,
Good going finding that 10-pin connector. First time I've seen one. In the wiring diagrams it's called "Pre-routed wiring for towing hook". Everything is ahead of the bulb sensor so no problem with that aspect.

You're still going to need to use one of those 3-way to 2-way converters to go from Euro lighting to a 4-pin connector for UHaul North American trailer lighting. The good news is you don't need to run any wiring up to the dash. Everything you need is at that connector. Easier than solder is to use crimp taps, which often come with the converter.

They give you two 12 Volt sources to tap into:
o Pin 9 (white/black) is battery 12V from fuse #3 (30 amp fuse, shared with the power seats).
o Pin 10 (blue/green) is ignition switched 12V from fuse #9 (15 amp fuse, shared with the turn signals, power windows and heated seats)
-> You'll want to tap into Pin 9 for a powered converter.

As you can see in the wiring diagram, the other taps you'll need are:
o Pin 1 (green) left turn
o Pin 3 (black) ground
o Pin 4 (blue) right turn
o Pin 5 (grey) park
o Pin 6 (yellow/brown) brakes
(those are the wire colours in the '95 manual and will hopefully match your '97, it's a bit hard to tell from looking at your picture, but the pins #s will almost certainly match)

The park lights can actually be from either pin 5 or pin 7, but I suggest pin 5 as it's on a more lightly loaded fuse.
--
Dave -still with 940's, prev 740/240/140/120 You'd think I'd have learned by now






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